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Jazz this week: New Orleans Suspects, U City Jazz Festival, Miles Davis at 90, and more

June 8, 2016

This week's lineup of jazz and creative music in St. Louis features a bit of New Orleans, a bit of Las Vegas, an appearance by an original member of a seminal jazz/fusion band, plus tributes to George Clinton and Miles Davis, and much more. Wednesday, June 8 Trumpeter Jim Manley and Wild, Cool and Swingin' will ...

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Jazz this week: Stefon Harris, Miles Davis Jazz Festival, Jeremy Davenport, and more

June 1, 2016

The unofficial start of summer in St. Louis this week brings with it several jazz and creative music events that local audiences have come to expect around this time of year, including the annual Miles Davis Jazz Festival in Alton; the start of the Whitaker Music Festival; benefit performances raising money for the Sheldon Concert Hall ...

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Jazz this week: Freddy Cole & Harry Allen, Eric Marienthal, The New Mastersounds, and more

May 25, 2016

There are a number of notable shows from visiting jazz and creative music performers coming up this week in St. Louis, offering something for fans of genres ranging from straight-ahead swing to fusion to experimental, free improv, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, May 25 Pianist and singer Freddy Cole and his band, teamed ...

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Jazz this week: Peter Martin, Bobby Watson & Angela Hagenbach, Rhys Chatham, and more

May 18, 2016

This week's lineup of jazz and creative music performances in St. Louis includes a rare nightclub appearance by a favorite hometown pianist, several noteworthy touring performers, and a rather eclectic selection of tribute shows. Let's go to the highlights.... Wednesday, May 18 Pianist Peter Martin will lead his trio for the first of two nights at ...

Article: Interview

Greg Osby: Saxophone “Griot”

by Victor L. Schermer
May 17, 2016

The griot is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician, a repository of oral tradition who is often seen as a societal leader. Saxophonist Greg Osby recently was excited to meet some griots on his travels. While he is originally from St. Louis, he himself is a griot in many senses of the ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz this week: Pat Martino, Snarky Puppy, a tribute to Mae Wheeler, and more

May 11, 2016

This week's notable jazz and creative music shows in St. Louis include return appearances from a top guitarist and one of the hottest young bands in jazz, plus a rare visit from some prog-rock veterans and a tribute to a fondly remembered local vocalist and mentor. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, May 11 Guitarist Pat ...

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Jazz this week: Cyrus Chestnut, Tortoise, Denise Thimes' Mothers Day show, and more

May 4, 2016

This week's calendar of jazz and creative music in St. Louis features sounds ranging from straight-ahead jazz to “post-rock," with plenty of other styles in the mix, too. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, May 4 Drummer Montez Coleman plays the first of two nights at Jazz at the Bistro, with a bit of help from ...

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Jazz this week: Melissa Aldana, Keri Johnsrud, Peter and Will Anderson, and more

April 27, 2016

Although this week's schedule of jazz and creative music is considerably less jam-packed than last week's, listeners still will have a chance to check out several intriguing young performers visiting St. Louis, plus an assortment of shows from various hometown favorites. Let's go to this highlights... Wednesday, April 27 Saxophonist Melissa Aldana makes her St. Louis ...

Article: Film Review

Miles Ahead: A Powerhouse Film, But is it the Truth?

by Victor L. Schermer
April 25, 2016

Don Cheadle Miles Ahead Sony Pictures Classics 2015 Miles Davis happens to have been actor Don Cheadle's long-time hero, and he mulled over the idea of a film about him for several years. In contemplating his directorial and screenwriting debut based on Davis' life, Cheadle could have chosen among several formats: ...

News: Recording

World's Only Imrat Guitarist Todd Mosby Debuts Album With Six Grammy Winning And Nominated Artists

April 25, 2016

The Walking Cradle Co. presents acoustic and Imrat guitarist, composer and improviser Todd Mosby, who debuts his genre-defying music—On Eagle Mountain. A unique blend of new age, jazz, and world music, with hints of folk, bluegrass and classical North Indian flair—Mosby will kick-off the tour from the 'Focal Point' in St. Louis on Saturday, April 30, ...